Near North Cowichan - Royal Roads University

Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

14 May 2023

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Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.

View Royal, British Columbia, Canada

16 Feb 2023

Vancouver Island

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Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022

Salish Sea

11 Jan 2023

Victoria Buzz

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11 Jan -
16 Feb 2023

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada

10 May 2022

Victoria Times Colonist

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Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won

Point Roberts, Washington, United States

12 Oct 2021

KNKX Public Radio

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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

Cowichan River

29 Sep 2021

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29 Sep -
12 Oct 2021

'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea

Salish Sea

21 Jul 2021

Vancouver Island

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Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

1 Apr 2021

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Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands

Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

26 Feb 2021

CBC

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Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

31 Jan 2021

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31 Jan -
26 Feb 2021

Black bears on the move: more heading south

Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

4 Jun 2020

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Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

1 May 2020

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Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?

Langford, British Columbia, Canada

14 Apr 2020

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14 Apr -
1 May 2020

Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island

Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada

19 Oct 2019

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Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada

12 Oct 2019

CBC

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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver

Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada

1 Oct 2019

Twitter

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Oct 2019

	Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019 CTV News My Maps
	Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 27 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada 10 Aug 2019 Victoria News My Maps
	Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada 10 Jul 2019 Vancouver Island My Maps

10 Jul -
11 Sep 2019

	TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2019 My Maps
	It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought British Columbia, Canada 11 Jun 2019 Port Alberni Valley News My Maps
	Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait Haro Strait, Canada 19 May 2019 My Maps
	Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 13 May 2019 Cowichan Valley Citizen My Maps

13 May -
1 Jul 2019

	Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada 5 Apr 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 26 Feb 2019 Victoria News My Maps
	72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay Coles Bay, Saanich, BC 7 Feb 2019 My Maps
	Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 6 Feb 2019 Vancouver Island My Maps
	Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Feb 2019 My Maps

5 Feb -
5 Apr 2019

Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

14 Nov 2018

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	Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada 30 Oct 2018 CHEK My Maps
	Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada 21 Sep 2018 National Post My Maps
	Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stress Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Sep 2018 My Maps
	Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry Cowichan Lake Area, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2018 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps

22 Aug -
30 Oct 2018

	Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats Haro Strait, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 My Maps
	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 My Maps
	Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Sighted in the Haro Strait Island View Beach Regional Park 8 Jun 2018 My Maps
	'Set net' of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 8 Jun 2018 My Maps

8 Jun -
17 Jul 2018

	Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018 CBC News My Maps
	California Quail (Callipepla californica) Expanding Poleward 24 May 2018 My Maps
	Pair of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Observed in Cordova Channel Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada 19 May 2018 My Maps
	Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (Enhydra lutris) indicating re-occupation Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada 7 Apr 2018 My Maps
	Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 25 Mar 2018 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 23 Mar 2018 NanaimonewsNOW My Maps

23 Mar -
2 Jun 2018

Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farm

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

9 Feb 2018

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Mortality

North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

27 Nov 2017

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Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in Duncan

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

24 Nov 2017

Cowichan Valley Citizen

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Nov 2017

Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan Valley

Koksiloh River, British Columbia, Canada

5 Sep 2017

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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Juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in southern coastal BC

Southern BC Waters

2 Sep 2017

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Increase in Common Raven (Corvus corax) abundance

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

22 Aug 2017

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22 Aug -
5 Sep 2017

Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasion

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

27 May 2017

Times Colonist

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Victoria Day heat a 10-year Duncan high

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

25 May 2017

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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May 2017

	No assurance that water in Cowichan River now will help with summer drought Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 5 Apr 2017 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	Herring spawn on eelgrass Coal Port, Delta, British Columbia, Canada 2 Apr 2017 My Maps
	Herring spawn near Lily Point Near Lily Point, Point Roberts, Washington, United States 25 Mar 2017 My Maps
	Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) near Vancouver Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada 10 Mar 2017 My Maps

10 Mar -
5 Apr 2017

	Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) school Island View Beach 1 Dec 2016 My Maps
	Juvenile Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) intertidal burrowing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Nov 2016 My Maps
	Juvenile Pacific Herring ball (Clupea pallasii) Henderson Point, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 10 Oct 2016 My Maps
	Surf smelt (Hypomesus prestiosus) school 15m north of the Island View Beach boat ramp 28 Sep 2016 My Maps
	Increasing Sea Surface Temperature at Entrance Island Entrance Island, British Columbia, Canada 19 Sep 2016 My Maps

19 Sep -
1 Dec 2016

Large school of post-larval California anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Trincomali Channel, Valdes Island

23 Aug 2016

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Fraser River sockeye salmon at lowest numbers since records began in 1893

Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

22 Aug 2016

Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly

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Aug 2016

Stage 3 Water Restrictions in Shawnigan Lake, BC

Shawnigan Lake, BC

20 Apr 2016

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Big Mama and the return of the humpback whales to the Salish Sea

Salish Sea

17 Jun 2015

Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly

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B.C.'s Cowichan River in danger of drying up

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

2 Oct 2012

CBC News

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Bird experts aflutter over drop in rufous hummingbird numbers

Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

16 Aug 2012

Times Colonist

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16 Aug -
2 Oct 2012

	Fish	28
	Ocean / Sea	28
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	23
	Unusual Range / Sighting	17
	Weather	17
	Marine Mammals	15
	Birds	11
	Death / Die-off / Decline	11
	Human Health	10
	Drought	9
	Sports / Recreation	9
	Plants / Kelp	8
	Seasonal Timing	8
	Unusual Size / Abundance	6
	Cultural Impact	5
	Land	5
	Pets	5
	Unusual Animal Behavior	4
	Extreme Temperature	4
	Buildings	4
	Microbes	4
	Algal Bloom	3
	Economic Impact	3
	Food Security	3
	Groundwater	3
	Invertebrates	3
	Land Mammals	3
	Ice / Snow Change	3
	Water Security	3
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	2
	Fisheries	2
	Fungi	2
	Insects	2
	Reptiles	2
	Transportation	2
	Fire	2
	Air Quality	1
	Air	1
	Aquaculture	1
	Agriculture	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Extreme Precipitation	1
	Extreme Wind	1
	Infestation	1
	Livestock	1
	Sanitation	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1
	Pathogen	1
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	1

	January	2
	February	7
	March	4
	April	7
	May	11
	June	8
	July	4
	August	9
	September	9
	October	7
	November	4
	December	1

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	Summer	21
	Fall	20
	Winter	10